With Michigan being surrounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes, you wouldn't think that the state would be considered landlocked, but that's just what some geography enthusiasts on Reddit think.

Being landlocked is something that generally describes counties. Say somewhere like Bolivia - check your map of South America, there's no access to any ocean from that country. That makes it landlocked.

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Believe it or not, by the truest definition of landlocked, Michigan is indeed a landlocked state. Why? Landlockedness refers to access to the ocean. While we're surrounded by the vast inland seas of the Great Lakes and can access the ocean by the St Lawrence Seaway, we do not touch any ocean.

That was shared on this thread on Reddit.

Do you doubt that? Many people would agree with you.

Seriously, especially seeing Michigan labeled as landlocked has got to be either the most ignorant thing I've seen in a while

Yeah, Michigan is landlocked like Italy is landlocked…if your definition is “not touching the ocean”

Need more convincing?

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Claiming that only seas and oceans can have coastlines is just straight up wrong. A coastline is where land and a large body of water meet — full stop. Michigan has more miles of coastline than most other states.

Full stop. That's strong and backed up with facts that the state of Michigan has most coastline than most others, save Florida and Alaska.

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These Tiny Michigan Counties Have Less than 10,000 Residents

These are the counties in Michigan where you can really feel detached from society. Each of these counties have less than 10,000 people living there.
Note: population counts are via Wikipedia and 2023 estimates.

This is Every Airport Connection Route Within the State of Michigan

If you're looking to enjoy the majesty of air travel but don't want to leave the state of Michigan, here are 12 different routes that connect different Michigan cities via air.

You'll see several cities with commercial airports not on this list. Here are the airports in Michigan with no scheduled commercial flights to any other destination within the state: Flint, Houghton/Hancock, Muskegon, Ironwood and Manistee.

Gallery Credit: Eric Meier